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How to Ensure Food Safety in Transit With Smart Sensors

With complex requirements for food safety during transport and storage, it’s no surprise that even the most well-regarded and established brands can be tarnished by illnesses resulting from defects in the shipping chain.

August 29, 2018

Believe You Can: Positive Attitude Reflects on Business Growth

Industry leaders don’t become industry leaders by sticking to what they have always been doing. No matter what, you have to take risks and come up with new ideas and ways of doing things to be competitive.

August 27, 2018

Food Safety Adopts a Risk-Based, Preventive Approach Through End-to-End Cold Chain Visibility

Maintaining cold chain integrity is a critical component to managing risks end-to-end and ensuring quality products for consumers.

August 22, 2018

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Rising Transportation Costs in Food Manufacturing: A Problem or An Opportunity?

Transportation costs are a necessary part of doing business. Synchronizing the materials and information that flows through the supply chain can minimize production and distribution costs.

August 17, 2018

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Safety First, Reducing Liability Second

While reducing liability is a plus, keeping people safe should be the primary goal of freight companies.

July 25, 2018

The Only Thing That Won’t Change in the Food Industry? The Pace of Change

Driven by millennials, more changes are already emerging from Gen Z—and all food manufacturers must adapt accordingly.

July 16, 2018

Randall Freeman

Mastering the Complexities of the Cold Chain

US cold chain is growing more complex as changing consumer demands, new federal regulations and warmer weather patterns spur shippers to adjust their approach to refrigerated truckload and LTL transportation. What do these changes mean for shippers?

July 13, 2018

Software Solutions

Order Fulfillment in Three Easy Clicks

Ai2 - Access International

Order fulfillment is often deemed as "complicated," but following the "three clicks or less" method will get you far.

July 11, 2018

New HR Strategies Create Appealing Work Environment for Fleets

With an ever-growing shortage of new drivers, fleets are finding out quickly that if they’re going to attract and keep the best, they will have to create an appealing work environment.

June 15, 2018

5 Risks in Cold Chain Management and How to Ensure it Won’t Happen to You

Despite their best efforts to mitigate risks, cold chains still fail and expose products to risk and companies to substantial losses.

June 13, 2018

The 3PLs Role in the Changing Food Retail Landscape

In order to remain competitive and meet the demands of consumers, many food retailers are joining forces with 3PLs to make their supply chain as efficient as possible.

May 10, 2018

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Visibility and Temperature Tracking Take Cold Chain Shipping Into a New Era

By leveraging the latest technological advancements, carriers can meet increasingly complex regulations while also inspiring greater confidence among suppliers and consumers.

May 9, 2018

Priya Rajagopalan

Supply Chain Education

High School Takes on Commercial Truck Driver Shortage

With commercial truck driver shortage looming, a high school in Patterson, California takes a proactive approach by creating a truck driving school program dedicated to bringing new drivers into the industry.

April 25, 2018

The Importance of Carrier Relationship Management

When shippers and carriers work together as a team, a win-win partnership is created that leads to continuous improvement in logistics efficiency and customer service.

April 6, 2018

Wasted Motion Can Cost Your Warehouse

Newcastle Systems

Unnecessary motion is often difficult to comprehend and recognize. It’s ingrained in our habits, and many times it’s hard to understand how it indicates a larger problem on the floor.

April 2, 2018

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Risk/Compliance

Tax Reforms Impact on the Logistics Industry

The corporate tax rate has been lowered to 21 percent, effective Dec. 21, 2017. What will this mean for the warehouse and logistics world and your company? And how will other new tax reforms affect your bottom line?

March 30, 2018

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Pest Control in the Food Industry: The Importance of IPM Procedures to Protect Your Food

Pests are drawn to food, and it can create huge problems in food facilities, making it all necessary for all food-related facilities to have a proper IPM program in place to maintain the high standards required by by their food safety programs.

March 12, 2018

Food Demos Offer More Than a One-Off Sale – They Can Create Lifetime Buyers

So, demos drive short-term sales, but can they offer more? The value of a great demo is defined by more than just the immediate sales. Demos introduce a product to a first-time buyer who can become a loyal customer when certain conditions are met.

February 8, 2018

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